What is LabCitoyen 2018?
Designed by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Institut Français, in collaboration with La Maison des Cultures du Monde, LabCitoyen is an international youth forum that aims at promoting the French language as a tool for debate and action on the major issues of our time.

Young citizens from all over the world, winners of the LabCitoyen contest, will be invited to a 10 days trip in France and will participate to conferences, debates, cultural visits and workshops!

For this 7th edition, LabCitoyen will discuss “Education and Human Rights”/“Education et Droits de l’Homme ”, in recognition to the essential role of Education in the access, protection and development of Human Rights.

Education to the Human Rights: struggling against racism, for gender equality, citizenship, children rights.

Education and access to employment: professional training, Francophonie, education for adults, social mobility.

— > Step 2: Five finalists will be invited to make a short oral presentation on Thursday 6th April 2018 at the Alliance Française de Kotte.

— > Step 3: The winner of the competition will be invited by the Embassy of France and the Institut Français, with the support of La Maison des Cultures du Monde, to a 10 days all-expenses-paid trip to Paris from 1st to 9th July 2018.

Who can participate?

Sri Lankan or Maldivian citizen

Between 20 and 26 year-old-people

With good proficiency in French (B1 level)

Interested in Human rights
(experience in associative/civic/humanitarian work is a plus)